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Most people look at their retirement years as a time of rest and relaxation. Hazel Riggs was not most people. Neither is her son Gary Jackson. The Mission was founded by Hazel and Mike Riggs in February 1992. Hazel and her husband Mike owned their own business. When they decided to retire, they sold their business. Once everything was settled, they had a bit of money left over. It was Hazel’s dream to do something to nourish people physically and spiritually. That is how The Mission got started.
When Hazel first got things going, The Mission was a place for folks to gather weekday mornings for coffee, donuts, a prayer if needed, music and fellowship. Hazel went to seminary and was an ordained minister. Instead of preaching from a pulpit, she used her gifts to show the Lord’s love to those she served at The Mission.
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